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Laurence Harbor Fire Department

Laurence Harbor, NJ · Middlesex County. Laurence Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department, 2 stations and 47 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

47
Total personnel
2
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Laurence Harbor Fire Department pairs top-quartile national personnel with a headcount above the New Jersey average.

Top 20%
national personnel size
+31%
vs. New Jersey average
2
stations
$230,372
FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

D
PlainFireData Composite Score
35/100
Laurence Harbor Fire Department

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity C
23.5 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment F
$4,902 in AFG grant funding per staff member (national median $11,875, among departments with a grant on file)
47 personnel · 2 stations

Laurence Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Laurence Harbor, NJ (Middlesex County), with 2 stations and 47 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #4,470 of 22,440. Cumulative FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on record: $230,372.

  • National personnel rank #4,470 of 22,440
  • NJ personnel rank #147 of 487
  • 4.26 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 31 other listed departments in Middlesex County

Laurence Harbor Fire Department vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

47 Top 20% higher than 80% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 12109 · Laurence Harbor Fire Department, NJ 47 personnel · 2 stations

PERS-SMALL · STA-FEW · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-LIGHT · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 47
  • STA-FEW 2 stations
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-UPPER #4,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Christiansburg Vo…
  • FEMA-LIGHT $230K
  • BOOK-FULL 5/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Christiansburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NJ department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Laurence Harbor, NJ
FDID
12109

FEMA Grant History

$230K
Cumulative funding (FY2019)
1
Awards
Year Award Amount
2019 EMW-2019-FF-00990 $230,372.3

Source: USAspending.gov (CFDA 97.044 AFG / 97.083 SAFER)

Staffing vs the New Jersey average

How Laurence Harbor Fire Department's personnel count compares to the typical department in New Jersey. In-state it ranks #147 of 487 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #4,470 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 31% above the state average
Stations
2
State fire deaths/yr
70
NJ departments
999

County roster fringe

Laurence Harbor Fire Department is 1.9% of Middlesex County roster mass

The county lists 69 departments totaling 2,424 personnel, so this roster is a small slice; 64% of county departments show EMS coverage. County / state rollup.

4.26 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (2 stations / 47 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Christiansburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA (+0 personnel).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 47 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every NJ department.

Christiansburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 47 Blacksburg Volunteer Fire Department, VA 47 Southeast Weld Fire Protection District, CO 47 Fort Lupton Fire Protection District, CO 47 Palmer Springs Volunteer Fire Department Incorporated, VA 47 Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department, VA 47 Center of Rutland Fire Department - McKinley Station, VT 47 Town of Madison Fire Department, WI 47

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Laurence Harbor Fire Department have?

Laurence Harbor Fire Department has 47 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 31% above the New Jersey average of 36 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #4,470 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within NJ, it ranks #147 of 487 by personnel.

Does Laurence Harbor Fire Department provide EMS services?

Yes, Laurence Harbor Fire Department provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Laurence Harbor Fire Department operate?

Laurence Harbor Fire Department operates 2 fire stations.

What type of fire department is Laurence Harbor Fire Department?

Laurence Harbor Fire Department is a Volunteer department serving Middlesex County, NJ. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

Has Laurence Harbor Fire Department received federal grants?

Yes, Laurence Harbor Fire Department has received 1 FEMA grant totaling $230,372.3 in cumulative AFG and SAFER awards across FY2019 (sum of all recorded award years, not a single-year figure). The most recent award year in our extract is FY2019.

How many fire departments are in New Jersey?

New Jersey has 999 fire departments with 35,948 total personnel. 54% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.